The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-13


The Tobacco market is booming,
some fine lots have been sold this
week and as high as $50 dollars has
been obtained for some OF them.
Rev. H. M. PEBBLES, who has had
charge of Midway circuit, M. P,
Church, for past two years, has been
changed to Goodson circuit, and has
moved his family to Carter county,
his old home We regret to lose SO
estimable family from our county.
A fascinating Greeneville belle has
just completed crazy quilt contain
ing three or four thousand pieces OF
necties and hat Innings, and her poor
old father fastens his galluses with
six penny nail, piece OF twine and
one regularly ordained brass button.
Holston Review,
Hawkins county is on boom.
Three big sales in the last ten days,
involving several thousand dollors'
The sale OF the bank, the marble quar-
ries, and the Rogan & Buffat change.
Col. w. P. Gillenwaters, for Haw-
kins county, has brought suit in chan
Gerry against the trustees OF the coun-
ty, running back several years, charg-
ing with shortage in their accounts,
amounting toover $24, 900 not account
ed for to the county.
Bristol Courier.
Richard Montague, who shot at
George Robinson at the depot last fall,
was tried last week and fined $112.00,
The S. A. & 0. telephone line is fin
ished to Mendoza, and will be to Es
tillville in flew days.
The Baily Construction Co. will
build turnpike from Mendoza across
the mountain to Russell CO. The bus
iness men of Bristol subscribed 5000.
The track on the S. A. & 0. has been
laid for over three miles, and is going
along as fast as the weather will per-
nit, The grading is so far advanced
that tracklaying will not be suspend
ed this side of Clinch river.-The
Stock creek coal will be hauled to
Bristol next summer.
Herald 4 Tribune.
II. NJ. G. Jones leaves tonight for
San Barnardino, California, on pros
posting tour.
W.T.. Young, Esq, and daughter,
Mise. Lula, spent a portion of the holi-
days visiting home folks at Johnson
City.
JEFF Davis is dead. Although JEFF
took an active part in the late war he
is possibly not the jeff Davis, the read
er so far has in mind. We refer to
Gen. Jackson's old "clay bank" horse
who after some 80 years of usefulness
died this week Of old aga
In these hard times, when so much
is being said about oppressive taxation
it was hoped that the county court
would reduce the burden by lowering
the taxes for county purposes to II
cents, in view of the large surplus nov
on hand. But, instead of this, they
placed the rate for county purposes a
20 cents, and increased the road ia,
from s to II cents, and assessed 5 day
labor on the public roads
aThe most important action OF thu
eounAy court at its January term wa
disappointment OF commissioners t.
lay OF the county into 25 civil dis
tricts. The law provides that coun
ties having 5000 voters, shall be lai
of into 25 districts in the county. I
NJ, Wells, N. V, Cannon, r. NJ.
Deakins and G, X. Jones, were al
pointed commissioners, with power t
select fifth man, and the committe
then constituted is to re-district tn
county and make report at the Jul
term. The compensation Of eac
commissioner was fixed at $3.50 pt
day. The commissioners will met
here next Saturday to select the fit
man and organize for their work.
The annual meeting of the stoc
holders Of the Washington count
Agricultural and Mechanical socie
was held in the court house Mend'
last, at II m, with DIR. H. H. Cal
President, in the chair, and qaoru
of the stockholders present
The election of officers was suspen
ed, and motion made by Geo w.
John to sell the Fair Grounds to &